The Landscape Rake

The landscape rake is a very simple tool and also easy to use. It is an invaluable tool in lawn care.

This relatively safe garden tool has a long stem and a working end that has about 10 to 12 small projections called tines. These tines are connected by a bridge. The stem is usually made of wood or metal, while the working end is made of metal.

It is sometimes called a rigid rake or a garden rake.

Uses Of The Landscape Rake

The rigid garden rake is a tool that can be used with one hand. It is usually used with the tines pointing towards the ground for most tasks. However, some garden tasks like leveling the ground on a planting bed, are better done with the flat bridge in contact with the ground and the tines pointing upwards.

Here are a few uses of the garden rake.

1. Leveling the soil before planting.

2. Breaking up medium sized clumps of soil into smaller particles.

3.Can be used to "work-in" fertilizer or a thin layer or organic matter into the soil. This is achieved by a to and fro motion of the rake.

4.It can be used to remove dead roots and debris from soil.

5.In the absence of a better option, it can be used for weed control especially for creeping plants. But it doesn't do a very tidy job.

6.It can also be used to reduce layers of dirt or dried leaves before using the flexible garden rake or lawn broom to do a proper cleaning job.

Care Of The Landscape Rake

1.Remove soil and organic matter after every gardening session.

2.The metal part can be washed and allowed to dry.

3.After tool is cleaned, it should be stored on garden tool rack or garden tool shed with the working end up and the stem pointing down.

4.If the working end is not made of rust-proof metal, then it can be stored after a thin layer of oil is aplied to it.

5.In any case, the tool should always be allowed to dry.

Tips On Selecting A good Rake

1.To prevent backaches, select a tool with handles that are long enough to allow you to stand upright and work.

2.Rakes with adjustable handle lengths are available and are good if more than one person would use it.

3.Rakes with working ends made of rust-proof metal last longer.

4.Select a rake that you can comfortably lift with one hand. The lighter the better.

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